Top Rated Beer Styles to Brew in 2025

[@leftyboot20]

I think people generally brew at home what they aren’t finding in their local breweries, which is why people aren’t brewing IPAs at home as much

[@nh1662]

This☝️ except for those of us who live in the middle of nowhere and don't have any local breweries then every other brew day is an Ipa

[@Paxmor]

@@nh1662 then you should start a nano brewery boss XD

[@goodolarchie]

100%. One of the best reasons to homebrew is because you can say "I want a Witbier and a slightly chocolatey Dark Mild on draft". And in a couple weeks you're there. Good luck finding that.

[@brendancmiller]

I'd do this survey again in six months. As an Aussie coming into summer right now, IPA's, NEIPA's and Mexican Lagers are on my list, but when winter rolls around, it will be back into the darker stouts, porters and darker ale styles.

[@smithbernard22]

I personally am leaning towards sours for this summer. I think I've beaten a dead horse over the winter and done just about every style of IPA. So for me it's gonna be PoR draught and sours. But I do agree check back in 6 months!

[@treyokelly9662]

Lower abv english styles have been my go to in the past year and I think that trend will continue for me going into 2025.

[@GlenAndFriendsBrewHouse]

I've got some experimental beers coming up - but the comments on my videos, pretty much align with your findings: viewers asking for lower ABV easy drinking styles.

[@BrewabitRick]

Trends definitely change with the seasons personally I’ll brew anything any time of the year. My Christmas special video is normally a dark beer but this year thinking of showcasing a pilsner ( left field ) I’m a BIG fan of the channel cheers and appreciate you all at claw hammer ❤️👍🍻

[@FanRoosterTeeth]

I’m planning to brew a Kveik Rice Lager next. I also want to make a hybrid between an IPA and an ordinary bitter. Basically a toasty brown session IPA

[@danlynch2640]

I make a lot of "Aussie Pilsners," which are basically NZ or WC Pils with Aussie Hops; my current favourite is Vic Secret. Brewing with mostly 15%+ Alpha can be quite challenging, but it tastes great when you get it right. And when I'm in a hurry or can't be bothered with temp control, it's an Aussie Kevik Ale! I brew 'interesting' beers occasionally, but when I do, I do it in 4-6lt batches in a bucket and bottle it, as they are nice to pull off the shelf occasionally but not to drink in the evening on a weeknight. Bottled an 11% imperial stout last weekend but also put what should be a 4.5% Vic Secret Kevik All in the main fermentor, which should be on tap for a nice hot summer

[@wade3166]

I'm most interested in some of the classic German styles like Fest, Weizenbock, Hefeweizen AND trying to reproduce some of the classics like a Guiness. Cheers

[@piazzonim]

Kyle - some of this is a function of what we can’t get at the bottle shop (plenty of IPAs for sale, California Common - not so much)

[@VelkyAl]

Hey, VelkyAl here - the "Al" is short for Alistair, "velky" is Czech for "big", it was my nickname when I lived in Prague and it stuck.

[@jshall14]

When I gave a talk at Homebrew Con in 2022 on English Ales, I was surprised at the response. The room was packed, and the four 3-gallon kegs I brewed for the talk weren’t nearly enough 😂

[@TheUltimateHomebrewersGuide]

"Aged on tequila" probably means ex-tequila barrels (rather than bourbon, sherry, scotch) I bet you're getting views on the crazy stuff because people are interested in how that sort of thing is gonna turn out, but would rather watch someone else do it so they don't waste their time on something that might not be any good. Plus there's a million IPA and lager videos out there, no one's fermenting bean-o on camera yet.

[@Enmesharra92]

I’m still into my Citrus session ale’s too. Can’t get enough!

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Shoutout received! 🍻

[@joetyszk33]

It’s rare anyone brews English milds in the states so I’m always brewing those and good smooth Irish stouts. IPAs occasionally…but English milds are where it’s at

[@flippy1407]

Make British Beer Great Again!!! As much as I love Hazys. I find myself pulled toward lower abv ales for their nuanced complexity yet drink-ability.

[@kylewiltse6619]

Definitely working the Reds. I did make a Hoppy Red that had a ln aroma of rubbing alcohol. It’s been sitting in the fridge for 3 months and I broke it back out to try and save it. It’s currently back in fermentation with the addition of homemade fig syrup.

[@rici_22]

A tropical stout isn’t actually that weird. It sounds like some juicy, hoppy stout but it’s actually a stout suited to hot and ‘tropical’ climates like Africa, Caribbean etc.

[@cindy99toker]

All im doing is lagers for the next few months. Nice and simple classic lagers.

[@mutantryeff]

Braggot: buckwheat honey with sweet stout

[@brandonmcmillan8820]

Your IPL video is one of my favorites and just the video alone led me to brew it.

[@RB-qb2qf]

Lagers (Helles, Festbier, Dunkle) using decoction. Super easy with the clawhammer system.

[@svettigatorbjorn2389]

I'm a big fan of IPA's but I don't think I would be able to do them as good as my favorite breweries so I will keep buying them instead. Its fun to watch all the crazy experiments and odd styles while I brew what I know will be good at home and that I know I'll drink a lot of.

[@alexjmurphy9411]

Brewday this upcoming sunday. Mango milkshake ipa, i miss the summer...

[@victorvannatter312]

This weekend I will be brewing your American wheat lager. Just because you guys were insistent that it had to be drunk when it was hot outside, and I will be drinking over the winter

[@sailormouth8356]

gen z's alcohol tastes gotta be the most chaotic out of any other generation. feels good to know a lot of the seasoned guys are sticking to a lot of traditional styles

[@colby.goettel]

My favorite styles are a mild or a Japanese rice lager. Would love to see how a rice mild or rice bitter would work out.

[@Thomas-lx3rt]

Have you ever tried making a cask ale, that would be interesting to watch, and you could serve it through your beer engine.

[@gabrielpauly7931]

Good stuff!... I'll likely be sticking with lagers and American IPA...

[@KelrynGrey]

I cannot do low ABV English beers. I've yet to have one that wasn't thin, watery, and just a bit too flat for my palate. I'll take saison, Mexican lager, and schwartzbier any day over basically the entire set of English beers.

[@Wind_Ninja_Jubei]

I make my germ pils all year round here in Australia. Great beer. Plus dunkels. Too many ipas on the market and over them

[@jeremybrews2521]

Now I want to know the ratio to brewer to consumer of IPA. When I tell people I make beer, cider, mead. I always get asked the question, "Do you brew an IPA?"

[@ZukaraTheGame]

I think you are on to something but remember it is also getting cooler so people right now want darker beer. Here's some "viral" brews you should do Workers Table beer Texas brown Medieval ale English Bitter Wild ipa House stout Winter warmer Clawhammers freak of nature....(whatever you might think could be a freak of nature beer)

[@OvidYou]

I like beers with a lot of flavor but 1 beer. I love balanced beers with a clean profile 100 beers

[@MrPhoon78]

I enjoy brewing session ales, can drink and still be functional.

[@Matt-et8np]

I am always brewing ales (pale, hazy pal & ipa) 4 to 5.5% new world hops.

[@alejandroramirez4470]

is this list for homebrewers or breweries? in California at least, pints at many places are pushing double digit prices now unfortunately. I like a pils or pale ale but under 6% abv seems too light for the $.

[@addalittlebam]

I typed a reply to this post, and got distracted and didnt end up submitting. I have been doing mostly Lagers in the late fall, winter and Summer with IPAs for Spring and early Fall.

[@curtpick628]

Love me a Dark Mild !

[@YukonWhit]

Have you ever kegged English style cask beer in wood? Not like a bourbon barrel aged stout.

[@jaredfrazier2163]

Just throwing out an idea. One of my most favorite beers to enjoy is only sold in Wisconsin and made only in Wisconsin as well. Don't want to say the brand or name or style here to keep out of being in trouble....but it's the most popular beer sold in Wisconsin. It's classification is a combination of a farmhouse ale, and a cream ale. At around 6% ABV. Something like this would be awesome to watch you make on the channel and see what kind of reaction people have when they try it at home.

[@jamesleehunter]

yeah it's not surprising that people watch differently to how they brew, it's a skill level thing. Afer getting to a decent level viewers are pretty much just hunting for tricks and ingredient reviews.

[@jerryramirez3646]

Belgium ESB!

[@thorhale]

maybe Mike means in tequila barrels

[@madchem184]

Kinda disappointed at how little love Rauchbier got in the post